Unknown [CVE-2022-1353] vulnerability was found in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel
This security Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2022-1353 affecting kernel.
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in the pfkey_register function in net/key/af_key.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local, unprivileged user to gain access to kernel memory, leading to a system crash or a leak of internal kernel information.
- kernel before 4.9.311
- kernel 4.10 before 4.14.276
- kernel 4.15 before 4.19.238
- kernel 4.20 before 5.4.189
- kernel 5.5 before 5.10.110
- kernel 5.11 before 5.15.33
- kernel 5.16 before 5.16.19
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
- 4.9.311
- 4.14.276
- 4.19.238
- 5.4.189
- 5.10.110
- 5.15.33
- 5.16.19
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 4.9.311, 4.14.276, 4.19.238, 5.4.189, 5.10.110, 5.15.33. That is the remediation for this advisory.
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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 1 hour ago·verify at source
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